Land grabbers are desperate and must be punished
Among the many problems that plague Bangladesh, illegal land grabbing is among the most sinister. The underprivileged are often the most affected, who see their...
Editorial
DU Centennial Celebration The Hope Within
Wares Ali Khan :The centennial celebration of Dhaka University is getting closer to be held on the 1st July this year. We keep our hope...
Modern Slavery An Old Scourge In New Form
James Cockayne :The economist Adam Smith wrote nearly 250 years ago that “the work done by freemen comes cheaper in the end than that performed...
Should railway launch land business
Bangladesh Railway is set to launch a business of leasing out its highly expensive lands for investment in public and private partnership (PPP) projects in...
Illegal shops under two city corporations must be evicted
Owners of the illegally secured shops on roadsides have sprang up many folds under City Corporation and lack of updating rent has deprived the city...
Youths turning to criminal world
It is shocking that our youths are being implicated in various criminal activities in capital Dhaka and elsewhere across the country under the patronage of...
End mystery of failing to produce probe report in BB money heist case
THE legal battle for recovering about $66 million of the $101 million stolen money from the Bangladesh Bank is still almost a mystery though five...
Safe Schooling Combating Challenges To Reopen
Alaul Alam :Global economy is trying hard to rebound from the threats of Covid-19 as manufacturing of industries across the globe runs smoothly to meet...
Health Equity Implementation Research To Achieve SDGs
Dr. Shafi Bhuiyan :The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all ages. The main focus of the SDGs...
Close Guantánamo
Roy Eidelson, PhD :Last week, Mansoor Adayfi, Moazzam Begg, Lakhdar Boumediane, Sami Al-Hajj, Ahmed Errachidi, Mohammed Ould Slahi, and Moussa Zemmouri published an open letter...
Democracy: A Matter Of Power Politics
Main Uddin :Greek philosopher Aristotle called democracy an unjust rule, yet democracy is till today the most popular form of government in the world. One...
Financial corruption at DU is shocking but not unexpected
A MEDIA report published on Friday made a stunning disclosure of financial irregularities at Dhaka University amounting to around Tk 75 million, mostly in a...